Earlier this week I was in the hospital for two days due to a chron’s flare.
I ended up seeing my GI doc yesterday who wanted me to have a small bowel x-ray ASAP...and depending on the results I will either go for a pill endoscopy (You swallow a small pill camera and it goes in your large/small intestine, colon, etc, to take pictures of the tract).
The problem is I have had some of my colon removed from prior surgery so they’re not sure if they can have me swallow the pill without it getting stuck… thus the test. If it shows a blockage I might well need another surgery (If the results indicate I have problems) if not than the pill is an option.
I am hoping to avoid what would be my third bowel surgery but at the same time I am in a heckofalotof (All one word on purpose) pain so if the surgery helps with it, I am for it. The only problem is, the more surgeries you get down there the higher the chance you will get some more in the future.
Oy Calgon take me away.